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A-Z: General definitions: Lady Day
Definition
the Feast of the Annunciation, celebrates the coming of the Angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary to announce that she would become the mother of Jesus, the Son of God
In the New Testament the idea of a feast or banquet is used to symbolise the joy to be experienced in heaven.
The angel Gabriel's announcement to the Virgin Mary that she was going to be the mother of Jesus, the Son of God.
Supernatural beings closely linked with the work of God; his messengers, traditionally portrayed as having a winged human form.
Mary, the mother of Jesus and wife of Joseph. It is traditionally understood that Mary was, and remained, a virgin during both the conception and birth of Jesus.
The name given to the man believed by Christians to be the Son of God. Also given the title Christ, meaning 'anointed one' or Messiah. His life is recorded most fully in the Four Gospels.
Title used of Jesus in the New Testament and in Christian statements of belief.
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